Who is more to blame for the spread of the plague:

Physicians or the Church?

NOTES on The Plague

Transmission1. How it spread

a. Rats…b. Fleas…c. Humans…

2. Where it spreada. Chinab. Silk rdc. Shipping routes…

3. 1/3 of Europe (16 million people)

The CulpritsThe Culprits

The Disease The Disease CycleCycle

Flea drinks rat blood that carries the

bacteria.

Flea drinks rat blood that carries the

bacteria.

Flea’s gut cloggedwith bacteria.

Flea’s gut cloggedwith bacteria.

Bacteriamultiply inflea’s gut.

Bacteriamultiply inflea’s gut.

Flea bites human and regurgitates blood into human wound.

Flea bites human and regurgitates blood into human wound.

Human is infected!Human is infected!

The The SymptomsSymptoms

Bulbous

Septicemic Form:

almost 100% mortality rate.

Physicians’ Response

1. Plague Doctor…

2. Deadly vapors…

3. Unbalance Humors…

4. Nostradamus…

Social EffectSocial Effect• Ring around the

Rosie

• Pocket full of posies

• Ashes, ashes

• We call fall down

• rosary beads – pray you do not become sick

• Posies –incense burned to ward off sickness

• Burn the dead bodies

• 1/3 of Europe dies

Church’s Response1. Desertion…

2. Blame Christian Wars…

3. Blame failed Crusades…

4. Blame Church corruption…

5. Blame Jews…

6. Pope Clement VI…

Who is more to blame for the spread of the plague:

Physicians or the Church?

Essay

1. Take a slip out of the envelope and read it aloud to your group

Manors were self sufficient

communities – did not rely on trade

Essay

1. Take a slip out of the envelope and read it aloud to your group

2. Place the slip in the correct pile – political, social, or economic

Political EconomicSocial

Manors were self sufficient

communities – did not rely on trade

Essay

1. Take a slip out of the envelope and read it aloud to your group

2. Place the slip in the correct pile – political, social, or economic

3. REPEAT this until all of the slips are organized4. Place the slips in each pile in order

a. Background – poli, econ, soc before the plagueb. Effects – poli, econ, soc after the plague

5. Check your cards with ME before taping the information onto the graphic organizer